Has an AFL game ever ended 79-70?
Yes. AFL has seen a final score of 79-70 7 times. It first happened on June 12, 1920, when Carlton beat Geelong, and most recently on August 11, 2013, when Adelaide beat North Melbourne.
That makes 79-70 the 191st most common final score out of 6,607 that have ever occurred in AFL. One point away, 80-70 has happened 4 times and 79-71 has happened 4 times. At one point the score disappeared for 47 years, between 1920 and 1967.
Every 79-70 in AFL history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-11 | Adelaide over North Melbourne | 2013 | |
| 2011-07-03 | St Kilda over North Melbourne | 2011 | |
| 2000-05-06 | Richmond over West Coast | 2000 | |
| 1998-06-20 | Adelaide over Collingwood | 1998 | |
| 1998-05-09 | Geelong over Essendon | 1998 | |
| 1967-07-01 | Carlton over Essendon | 1967 | |
| 1920-06-12 | Carlton over Geelong | 1920 |